Her recent comments to The New York Times about "young, hot little girls" shooting rapists on college campuses spread all the way to India . Twitter, Facebook and other social media exploded with headlines donning her name.

" The Obama administration is considering banning a type of ammunition used in one of the most popular types of rifles because it says the bullets can pierce a police officer's protective vest when fired from a handgun. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is proposing the ban of some types of 5.56 mm rounds " or .223-caliber " used in widely available and popular AR-15-style rifles because the bullets can also be used in some new types of handguns.

Recently, Bonner County Sheriff Daryl Wheeler came out in support of HB 89 saying it puts the state in line with the U.S. Constitution. On February 5, members of the Idaho State House Affairs Committee introduced House Bill 89, commonly referred to as the "Constitutional Carry" bill.

News that can help shape the political landscape of the gun rights advocacy community was broken last night on the nationally-syndicated Armed American Radio program , when Larry Pratt , Executive Director of Gun Owners of America , announced GOA will begin scoring politicians on their support or opposition to amnesty for illegal aliens. GOA has been alone among national gun rights groups warning that a "pathway to citizenship" will provide for millions of new anti-gun voters with the electoral clout to undo all hard-won legislative and judicial gains gun owners have enjoyed in recent years.

To read yesterday's editorial in the Missoulian newspaper in Missoula, Montana , one would think the sky was about to fall because Big Sky Country lawmakers are considering legislation that would allow people with concealed carry permits to carry defensive sidearms on college and university campuses. The newspaper editorial called Montana Senate Bill 143 a "misguided piece of legislation" that should be stopped before it passes the House and gets to the desk of Gov. Steve Bullock.

A woman initially stopped for shoplifting in Ashland in 2011 was charged with illegal possession of the stun gun police found in her purse. The woman sued to overturn her conviction, arguing the Second Amendment gave her the right to own the device for self defense, in her case as protection against a violent ex-boyfriend against whom she had already used the weapon.

The state's highest court has ruled that Massachusetts' ban on the possession of stun guns does not violate the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The Supreme Judicial Court, in a unanimous decision on Monday, upheld the 2011 conviction of Jamie Caetano in Ashland.

Gene Lumsden, CEO of Legacy Sports International, Inc., is excited to announce the newest innovation from Howa Rifles, the new Howa Mini Action! Currently available in .204 and .223 calibers, other short action chamberings will be offered at a later time. The chamber and bolt of the new Mini Action are significantly shorter than regular short actions.

On Tuesday the House Criminal Justice Committee will hold an "Executive Session" on HB 582 - the House's version of " Constitutional Carry ." Several opponents have claimed that this bill will somehow enable domestic abusers to gain access to firearms as well as concealed carry permits.

Police have denied claims that the Central Firearms Registry is fraught with corruption and that while foreigners are granted licences, black gun owners are not. Abios Khoele, chairman of the Black Gun Owners Association, had said thousands of its members were denied gun licences, yet foreigners were granted permits to carry guns because they paid bribes.

Gun bill - The idea is preposterous that any Tom, Dick or Jane does not need training or a permit to carry a concealed weapon. The gun lobby and its political champions said we needed not fear concealed-carry because there was training and permitting.

The firearm industry understands that women are a prime consumer demographic for guns and firearm accessories, from specialty holsters and concealed carry undergarments to firearm bling. Taking the "girls with guns" specialty market even further, some firearms now come in shades of pink, blue and lavender.

Guest columnist Jennifer E. Smith Thorne is the Executive Director of Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence , a statewide non-profit founded in 1995 and dedicated to preventing gun violence through education, advocacy, and public awareness. She writes in opposition to HB 234, which deals with gun regulations.

The bill, which is scheduled for a hearing Thursday in the Assembly Committee on Judiciary, would allow permit holders to bring concealed firearms on to college campuses, K-12 schools, daycare centers and non-secure parts of airports. Similar proposals were heard during the last two legislative sessions.